Foot-scraper.



C. DUNHAM'.

FOOT SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.21. 1915.

1344 4-34. Patented, Oct. 23, 1917.

i CLIFFORD DUNHAM, OFEDIVIONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA.

FOOT-SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

Application filed August 21, 1915. Serial No. 46,701.

To all whom it may-concern Be it known that I, CLIFFORD Donnnar, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in F oot-Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foot scrapers, the ob ect of the lnventton beingto produce a novel construction of 'scraper'for removing Inudand the like from shoes and boots, the

improved scraper being particularly effective in removing adhering mud which has become packed in the angle between the sole and heel of the shoe or boot.

A further object of the invention is to produce scraper of the class referred to which is adapted to be combined in a novel way with the running board or step of an automobile or like vehicle thereby enabling any person to eifectively and conveniently scrape mud from his shoes before entering the car.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts,

as herein described, illustrated and claimech In theaccompanying drawings I Figure l is a perspective view of the scraper showing the same applied to the running board of a car.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing another application of the scraper to the running board or step of an automobile.

The foot scraper contemplated in this invention comprises a scraper bar 1 provided at the opposite ends thereof with attaching means, the attaching means shown in Fig. 1 consisting of legs or supports 2 provided with oppositely extending flanges 3 adapted to receive screws or other fasteners indicated at 4 for securing the scraper as a whole to the running board of an automobile. The scraper bar 1 has a substantially straight top edge 5 for scraping mud and the like from the sole of a shoe or boot, while the bottom edge 6 thereof is curvilinear or arched so that it will operate to remove mud and the like from the top of the shoe.

At the opposite ends of the scraper bar 1 are upstanding scraping extensions 7 for removing mud and the like from the edges of the sole and sides of the shoe. Extending laterally from the top working edge 5 .of the scraper bar 1 is a substantially horizonupon the running board.

tal scraping lip 8 having an arcuate scraping or working edge 9, said scraping lip being arranged with its upper surface in line with the working edge 5 of the scraper bar and being adapted to enter the angle between, the sole and heel of a shoe for the purpose of scraping therefrom any mud or sticky material which has become packed in sald angle, an upward movement of the foot causing the scraping lip 8 to effectively remove the mud from the forward face of the heel which is usually concaved.

"In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, the running board 10 of an automobile is shown as formed with a substantially rectangular opening 11 of greater width than the average foot and the attaching lugs 3 are shown as fastened to the running board within the opening 11 and directly to the edges created by the formation of the opening 11 and defining the opposite sides thereof.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 2, the opening llis formed in the outer edge of the running board or step 10 and the scraper is provided with attaching means shown in the form of lugs or ears 3 substantially in the same plane with the body of the scraper and secured to the outer edge 12 of the running board.

In both applications of the foot scraper to the running board or step of an automobile, it will be observed that the scraper bridges the opening formed in the running board, it being understood that said opening is provided for the purpose of permitting the mud and other material scraped from the shoe or boot to pass through the same and not lodge By bridging said opening in the running board with the scraper, the scraper itself acts as a brace to compensate for any weakening of the running board caused by the formation of the opening 11 or 11 therein.

If desired, a deflector 13 in the form of a plate may be arranged under the opening 11 in Fig. 1, said plate sloping rearwardly from the forward end of the opening 11, thereby preventing mud, water and the like from being splashed through the opening 11. As the mud scraped from the shoe be comes dry on the deflector 13, it is gradually broken up and loosened so as to gravitate rearwardly from the lower extremity of the deflecting plate 13.

The invention hereinabove described is particularly valuable in sections of the country Where heavy and sticky mud is encountered and is also valuable in the Winter season enabling snow and ice to be removed from the shoes and boots before per sons enter the automobile; This serves to keep the interior of the automobile free from mud, snow and the like. The scraper does not detract from the appearance of the car and is hardly noticeable when pro aerly applied thereto.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a foot scraper, a scraper bar pro- Yidcd between the ends thereof with a horizontally disposed scraping lip projecting laterally from the scraping edge thereof said lip ha ing a convex Working edge and having its upper facelocated finsh with the scraping edge of the scraper bar.

naae aee 2. The combination with an automobile running board formed Withan opening, of a foot scraper bridging said opening and fixedly secured to the running board at opposite sides of said opening, said foot scraper embodying a scaper bare extending across said opening, attaching means at the ends of said scraper bar, and a scraping lip having a convex Working edge and forming a lateral extension of the Working edge of the scraper bar and lying flush with the last named edge.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SYDNEY 001), E. M. ROBERTSON.

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Washington, I. G. 

